Boston's Birth Video

Here it is!



Now I just need to get to my wedding video!

1 Month Old

I can't believe my baby was 1 month old yesterday! Every month I'm going to be taking a picture on the 4th to celebrate his month birthdays. Each one will have a different theme. Since his FAVORITE thing to do so far is sleep, I had to get a sleeping picture.



Here are a few outtakes:





This morning he smiled at me for the first time. Well, he's been smiling a lot in his sleep and even having hysterical fits of giggles while sleeping too! But today was the first time he smiled right at me as a result of my talking and playing with him. What an amazing feeling! I love this little guy so, so, so much!

Last night I started (and finished, yes I'm a champ) Boston's birth video. It starts with a bunch of pregnancy pictures and has labor and delivery (nothing gross is shown, don't worry) pictures and video mixed in. I'm actually pretty happy with how it turned out in the amount of time I worked on it! Boston and I were up till about 3:30 AM, because I was working on the video, and right as I'm finishing it about 1 AM, he wakes up and wants to play and eat.

I should have the video posted later today. It's a huge file, so we'll see if it works!

Boston is 1 Week Old

Oh boy, the time is already flying by! he's already growing up on me! I love him so much! Today Boston is 1 week old. I figured I'd do a fun little project and take a picture of him every week and at the end of the 52 weeks (1 yr) I'd put them all together in a music video so he'd grow before your eyes.



I also wanted to get a few quick shots of Ryan and I with him for his birth announcement. I thought they turned out decent for doing it against our stark white boring bedroom wall (I really want to get some paint and decor going in our room someday soonish).


Mommy and Boston


Daddy and Boston

I also got a 1 week postpartum picture. I'm feeling pretty good!



I spent a good part of the day going through and editing the labor and deliver pictures. Don't worry, nothing gross will be shown, haha.

I have a LOT of pictures to go through still--close to 600. I know, I know, crazy right?! A lot of them are darn near duplicates as I just start snapping away! Also some are blurry so I will get around to deleting those too.

And then there is the nursery. I haven't forgotten about it. I have a lot of nursery updates to photograph and post in the coming days. I'll get to it, I swear!

UPDATE: His birth announcement

A Quick Boston Update

Man oh man if feels good to get on here. I've been so overwhelmed with all of the things I want to do but can't get to. Like writing the birth story before I forget things. I also have all of these profound mommy revelations I'm DYING to write out on here so I don't forget those either. All my little man does is sleep, eat, poop and sing. He SINGS! It's the cutest darn thing I've heard in my entire life. I'm so in love it's ridiculous. Now I know EXACTLY what Steven Tyler was talking about when he said 'I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep cuz I'd miss ya babe, and I don't wanna miss a thing.' I could seriously lose hours just watching him sleep.


Still in the hospital. I love the wrinkled ol' man forehead

A person can never really understand a parents love for their child until they themselves are parents. I thought I had a pretty good idea how much love a person could give a child, but I wasn't even close! Now I know just how much my mom loves me and it makes me love and appreciate her 4,894,374,373 more than I already do! I'm just a huge well of happy tears and emotions around my house constantly. Everything makes me tear up with happy tears. Just watching Ryan with Boston actually takes my breath away.


Getting ready to leave the hospital

I want to document every second of this, but I already feel like I'm falling behind! I have sooooo many pictures and videos already. I have major plans for a pregnancy/labor/delivery music video. I almost have enough pictures and videos already to fill a hard drive I swear! LOL. Ahhhh. I had a pretty hard time just trying to figure out a new photo filing system because naming a folder 'Boston march 9, 2011' just won't cut it!


Car ride home

Boston is an epic sleeper (so far). I've gotten more sleep than I even know what to do with! I'm sleeping a heck of a lot deeper and better than I did at any point during the pregnancy!!! It's crazy! I fall into a really, really deep rejuvenating sleep, but the second I hear a little song or whimper from Boston, I snap awake and make sure he's okay. I have to pull out all the tricks to get him to wake up in the night to eat and be changed--he just doesn't want to wake up! He had his first doctor appointment yesterday and the nurse practitioner told us that once he gains back his birth weight, we won't need to wake him up in the night to eat at all. (she also said he has some awesome muscle tone. Must be from all of those late night workouts he was doing in-utero!) I still would feel horrible though if he went really long stretches of time without eating, because he would just sleep, sleep, sleep if he could!


Cousin Kiley holding Boston. I think she thinks he's a keeper

When he is awake and eating, he does awesome. He took right to it about 20 minutes after he was born. He was skin to skin with me while they were doing all the end of delivery stuff and he was rooting around for some food very quickly. It doesn't hurt and it's great to be able to have that bond. I just about melt every time he looks up at me while I talk to him. He answers me back with his little songs. So far he has two nicknames that I call him. I call him my Little Singer (obviously lol) and my Little Sweet. And of course his name. I have soooo much more to write, but I'll get to it later. Tons of pictures coming very soon.


Kiley is concerned. He makes this face but rarely even cries!

***There are more pictures on my Flickr to the right ----> If you want to see more.

Boston Ryan Dunn is Here!

Lots and lots and LOTS of updates to come. I have so much to catch up on it's ridiculous. Little Baby Boston (ha, no more having to say Baby B!) was born Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 5:05 PM. 6lbs 10 oz, 19.5 inches. We are so in love with this little man! He eats, he sleeps, he poops, and he even sings! I can't get enough!


Hospital Picture


2 1/2 hours old

Lots of pictures, videos and updates to come!

I'm Still Here

I've had a few people ask where I've been the past few days. I'm still here. Baby B's still swimming. I've just been really busy around my house. I have a LOT of updates to post and hope to get them on here soon. We are quickly running out of weekends before Baby B is here, so we are using this time wisely and knocking out all sorts of last minute projects. I even have a pretty sweet surprise to post (if all goes according to plan, at least) soon!!

37 Weeks 3 Days Pregnant

I'm just full of updates today! It might be hard to tell just by looking at these pictures, but if you compare them to past weeks, you can see just how LOW this baby has dropped. I hope he doesn't fall out! Haha.





I've gained 46 lbs so far. Oops! Still no tummy stretch marks though, so that's a bonus. I'd have thought for SURE I'd get them. Thanks again Megs for the tummy butter. You're still as awesome a friend as ever!

The Big Checklist: Progress

Here are the items from my February 6, 2011 checklist:

- Clean closet doors and window sill and blind.
- Paint inside the closet Upon further inspection aka: Ryan taking down the existing shelf and hanging bar, it appears the previous owners just painted around things, so YAY (NOT) I get to paint all of the closet now!
- Install the closet system
- Line the dresser drawers
- Dye the curtains again (one bottle was decent, I just want more saturation)
- Cut and hem curtains and add elephants with fabric paint
- Install curtain rod and hang curtains
- Put Ikea bookcase together Thanks Ryan!
- Put crib together (maybe a miracle will happen and the lady will get me the hardware and stabilizer bars? maybe not?)
- Paint all picture frames, frame art and hang.
- Wash all clothing and fabric
- Make new cushions for the rocking chair
- Make crib skirt (contingent on crib measurements once it's set up)
- Make crib quilt (contingent on crib measurements once it's set up)
- Make pillows



I still have quite a bit of work to do to finish off that list. Most of the things I have left to do involve the crib though, so not much I can do to get those accomplished right now anyhow. Now I have a new list. We still have quite a few things left to buy, so I'm making myself a purchase list so that I can remember them all!

- Changing pad and covers
- Baby Socks
- Crib Mattress pad
- Receiving blankets
- Moby wrap (Ordered)
- Wet bags for diapers (Ordered)
- Newborn grooming supplies
- Non-baby looking diaper bag!

Wooo! Now I know why most people have baby showers! So. Much. STUFF! I'm sure I'll think of more as we get closer so I'll add as I think of more.

My Week in a Nutshell

My doctor appointment this week wasn't like the others. My blood pressure was up. It wasn't high for a normal person, but it was high for me. I tend to have very, very low blood pressure usually. We also got another ultrasound so we could see how the baby is positioned and that everything was fine with him. It was. But she was a bit concerned with the low level of amniotic fluid he had around him. She threw out the term preeclampsia and had Ryan and I about half scared to death.

She sent me down to the lab for some blood work and scheduled another appointment for the following day. She told me to take it easy and stay well hydrated. Which I did. The next day we go in and right as we sit down another couple is coming out from their appointment so the doctor saw us and had a big smile saying that the lab work looked great. We went back and she went over the labs. Nothing that would indicate anything serious. We got another ultrasound and the amniotic fluid was much better. She did say that the day before, Baby B's bladder looked full. The next day it wasn't, so that might have been where a lot of the fluid was hiding. I still think it's so funny that babies drink their own pee!

I didn't make a big deal about it or really tell anyone anything was wrong because we didn't know if it was or not and the last thing we wanna do is worry our families unnecessarily. So if this is the first you're hearing/reading anything about this, it's the first we've told anyone.

We had planned to make one last trip up to Libby before baby this weekend, but the doctor wants me to stay close to home. She thinks he may come a bit early. After the slight scare on Tuesday, I'm really trying to get things in order around here (without over doing it, don't worry). That and the fact that it's supposed to snow all weekend, we're staying home.



I think a lot of the reason my blood pressure was a bit high is a mixture of the stress of trying to get everything ready in time, the crib not being functional, and Lady dying. She was such a special part of our family, and I miss her so much.

Today I washed every bit of baby clothing and blankets. I ordered the detergent I need to wash the cloth diapers. We have pretty big plans to get some things checked off our list this weekend. We have a newborn education class on Saturday, that we would have had to miss, so it's nice to be able to go to that. We have to get the closet system, figure out what car seat to buy, and make a few other purchases.

My mother-in-law was so nice again and hemmed the curtains for me. All I have to do is get the elephants on them and get them hung up. I have a few small projects I'd also like to work on this weekend.

I have another doctor appointment next Wednesday.

35 Weeks 1 Day Pregnant

Lots of updates today! Let's just say I was feeling ambitious. There's only about 34 days to go! It's so funny how different my belly can be shaped from one minute to the next. This boy likes to STRETCHHHHH. I wonder if he'll be long like his daddy? Ryan was 23 inches long when he was born! So far I have 3 small inch long stretch marks under my left cheek (yeah THAT cheek), and that's it--so far. Not too shabby for being up THIRTY NINE POUNDS! I never thought I'd gain THAT much! It's all for a wonderful cause though, so I can't complain for a minute!

The Big Checklist: The Countdown is on

There are still a lot of little projects and a few big ones left in the nursery. Yesterday Rhett and Kunu moved out of the baby's room and Ryan vacuumed and shampooed the carpet for me. The room is now a blank slate, an empty canvas. I have all the ideas in my head of how it's going to look, I just hope I haven't severely missed the mark and planned a hot mess!



Here is a checklist of the things I could think of off the top of my head that need done, and soon:

- Clean closet doors and window sill and blind.
- Paint inside the closet
- Install the closet system
- Line the dresser drawers
- Dye the curtains again (one bottle was decent, I just want more saturation)
- Cut and hem curtains and add elephants with fabric paint
- Install curtain rod and hang curtains
- Put Ikea bookcase together Thanks Ryan!
- Put crib together (when we got the crib the lady didn't have the hardware with her, she said it was mailed over 2 weeks ago, but I still haven't received it. Starting to panic about that a little!)
- Paint all picture frames, frame art and hang
- Wash all clothing and fabric
- Make new cushions for the rocking chair
- Make crib skirt (contingent on crib measurements once it's set up)
- Make crib quilt (contingent on crib measurements once it's set up)
- Make pillows

These are just some of the things I could think of off the top. I'm sure there are a few things I'm forgetting. With 35 days left till my due date just looking at this list is making me nauseous! HOW oh HOW am I going to get all of this done? It probably wouldn't be so hard normally, but being almost 40+ lbs heavier than my normal weight and the other cons that come with the 3rd trimester have my exhausted before I can even think to begin. I think I need a miracle, that's what!

The rocking chair is done and put back together, I just need to get a few after pics.

31 Weeks 1 Day Pregnant

I have no idea what Photobucket is doing to the quality of my photos! They look like they were taken with a phone! Ugh. Better versions on Facebook.

Really getting there! I can't believe I have less than 9 weeks till my due date. Insane!

Belly Button Ring Officially Removed.

It was starting to hurt a little so it had to come out. Last picture with the belly button ring.

27 weeks front view:

24 Weeks Pregnant

I've been a massive slacker in taking belly pictures. For a few weeks it seemed nothing changed, but I can definitely tell a difference between week 20-24!


Front/Side View